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Furnace filters Eigenvector 09-10-2006
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Posted by Eigenvector on September 10, 2006, 4:44 pm
So I was gonna replace my gas furnace filter today before the cold weather
starts, or at least the cold night weather. But for the life of me I can't
find any information on or about my gas furnace - except for the brand and
the date of installation. Heck, even the filter is one of those freeform
washable filters that doesn't have a cardboard border with the dimensions on
it (basically just a rectangular mat of green fibers that is totally
impregnated with dust and looks about a useful as a third tit). So I took
it out and measured it - it comes out to be 14x27

So I go out looking for a filter for it and no one I know of sells anything
even remotely like that size, 14x30 14x24 14x25 but not 14x27.

So anyway I have a Payne furnace installed in 1983, there is a wiring
diagram on the inside of the filter cover and that give a model number of
397H or 375A but that's it. There's nothing on the outside of the furnace
and nothing that I could see on the inside where the motor and burners sit.

So what's the story, the Payne homepage is about a useful as a 4th tit and I
couldn't pull anything up about a 375 or 397.




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Posted by on September 10, 2006, 4:47 pm
I'm no expert. But we had the same problem. My local hardware store
sells the big fiber mat, though, so we just bought that and cut our own
filter. We get about two filters out of the mat.

BUT, and I don't know if it makes any difference, there are a lot of
loose fibers after you handle and cut that green stuff, so we always
run the vacuum hose over it a couple of times before installing.
Goodluck,
tina
Eigenvector wrote:
> So I was gonna replace my gas furnace filter today before the cold weather
> starts, or at least the cold night weather. But for the life of me I can't
> find any information on or about my gas furnace - except for the brand and
> the date of installation. Heck, even the filter is one of those freeform
> washable filters that doesn't have a cardboard border with the dimensions on
> it (basically just a rectangular mat of green fibers that is totally
> impregnated with dust and looks about a useful as a third tit). So I took
> it out and measured it - it comes out to be 14x27
>
> So I go out looking for a filter for it and no one I know of sells anything
> even remotely like that size, 14x30 14x24 14x25 but not 14x27.
>
> So anyway I have a Payne furnace installed in 1983, there is a wiring
> diagram on the inside of the filter cover and that give a model number of
> 397H or 375A but that's it. There's nothing on the outside of the furnace
> and nothing that I could see on the inside where the motor and burners sit.
>
> So what's the story, the Payne homepage is about a useful as a 4th tit and I
> couldn't pull anything up about a 375 or 397.


Posted by PaPaPeng on September 10, 2006, 5:25 pm
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:44:21 -0700, "Eigenvector"

>So I go out looking for a filter for it and no one I know of sells anything
>even remotely like that size, 14x30 14x24 14x25 but not 14x27.


Perhaps get the next size down standard filter and make a cardboard
frame to fit from box cardboard.

Posted by wayne on September 10, 2006, 11:48 pm
I would pick up a 16 x 25 and see how it fits it is possible it
stretched and that made it longer and narrower!

Eigenvector wrote:

> So I was gonna replace my gas furnace filter today before the cold
> weather starts, or at least the cold night weather. But for the life
> of me I can't find any information on or about my gas furnace -
> except for the brand and the date of installation. Heck, even the
> filter is one of those freeform washable filters that doesn't have a
> cardboard border with the dimensions on it (basically just a
> rectangular mat of green fibers that is totally impregnated with dust
> and looks about a useful as a third tit). So I took it out and
> measured it - it comes out to be 14x27
>
> So I go out looking for a filter for it and no one I know of sells
> anything even remotely like that size, 14x30 14x24 14x25 but not
> 14x27.
>
> So anyway I have a Payne furnace installed in 1983, there is a wiring
> diagram on the inside of the filter cover and that give a model
> number of 397H or 375A but that's it. There's nothing on the outside
> of the furnace and nothing that I could see on the inside where the
> motor and burners sit.
>
> So what's the story, the Payne homepage is about a useful as a 4th
> tit and I couldn't pull anything up about a 375 or 397.

Posted by George E. Cawthon on September 11, 2006, 12:22 am
Eigenvector wrote:
> So I was gonna replace my gas furnace filter today before the cold weather
> starts, or at least the cold night weather. But for the life of me I can't
> find any information on or about my gas furnace - except for the brand and
> the date of installation. Heck, even the filter is one of those freeform
> washable filters that doesn't have a cardboard border with the dimensions on
> it (basically just a rectangular mat of green fibers that is totally
> impregnated with dust and looks about a useful as a third tit). So I took
> it out and measured it - it comes out to be 14x27
>
> So I go out looking for a filter for it and no one I know of sells anything
> even remotely like that size, 14x30 14x24 14x25 but not 14x27.
>
> So anyway I have a Payne furnace installed in 1983, there is a wiring
> diagram on the inside of the filter cover and that give a model number of
> 397H or 375A but that's it. There's nothing on the outside of the furnace
> and nothing that I could see on the inside where the motor and burners sit.
>
> So what's the story, the Payne homepage is about a useful as a 4th tit and I
> couldn't pull anything up about a 375 or 397.
>
>
>
The filter doesn't have to fit flat, in fact, many
filters have a / installation with an angle of
20- 70 degrees others have a /\ installation.
Actually, the steeper the angle the more air flow
and filtering surface. So, if you can put it in
at an angle, a 14 x 30 should work. If it has to
be flat just cut 3 inches off and tape the end
with whatever type of tape you want to use.

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